The Amazing Sony A1/A7/A9/APS-C & Anything else welcome Mega Thread!

Swanseajack said:
I have done a little bit of changing around. I wasn't really getting on with the grip on the A6700 even after buying a Smallrig Base Plate and a Grip. Also, I had an itch for a Macro lens and after looking into the options I thought the 70-200mm F4 II Macro lens would suit my needs.

So I sold the A6700, 70-350mm and some other lens and have now bought the A7V, 70-200mm f4 Macro and 1.4 TC. In some ways it maybe a better match to my A7R5 to have two FF cameras.

Excellent service for the Body and Lens from Panamoz, ordered Monday lunchtime and it arrived Friday morning. When I bought the 35mm GM and 20-70mm a few weeks ago it took 7 business days for delivery. The TC was too expensive from Panamoz so I bought from Harrison Cameras.

Some more toys to play with!! by Swansea Jack, on Flickr
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Love to know how you get on with that lens as a macro, I fancy a macro lens and it's between that and the 100mm Macro.
 
I took an evening trip out and took some pictures for the first time in about six weeks.

A7III and Voigtlander 35mm f1.4. Staithes. 0.8 seconds to smooth the movement of the water but keep the boats sharp.

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A panorama with my A7cII and 40mm.

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Saltburn, A7III and Voigtlander 35mm f1.4.

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Kieran_89 said:
EBay. :)
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I always worry about buying from eBay for things like this as there's so many fakes, is there a good way to check if they're genuine?
 
snerkler said:
I always worry about buying from eBay for things like this as there's so many fakes, is there a good way to check if they're genuine?
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Usually it comes down to read and write speeds, if you can get the officially rated speeds that means they’re genuine, fake cards generally have about 10% of the quoted speed. :)
 
Anyone interested in the upcoming 100-400mm f5.6-8? I can’t see it being a big seller in the UK but it might be a decent cheaper option for this living in sunnier climates.
 
I've been thinking about the Tamron 50-400mm so I suppose I should add this to the list.

If I do get a long zoom I'll be selling or at least try to sell the rest of my MFT kit.

PS.
When I had Canon APS-C I had a Sigma 28-300mm. I still look at pictures taken with that lens.
 
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snerkler said:
Anyone interested in the upcoming 100-400mm f5.6-8? I can’t see it being a big seller in the UK but it might be a decent cheaper option for this living in sunnier climates.
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Wasn’t aware there was another 100-400 coming out, just read up about it, not something I would own personally but cheaper options are always good.
 
The AI tools in PS2026 have really impressed me. It seems to work really well for removing things from pictures. This used to take a lot more time and care, at least for me.

I took this yesterday but I couldn't avoid getting a car bonnet in the frame on the RHS. PS took it straight out.

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This one from our cruise impressed me. It took someone who was a step or so in front of her on the steps out really well and it kept her, the steps and the building intact.

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In this one it took a person on the left out and kept the background.

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Amazing, IMO.

PS.
I spotted another car in that first one, a red one in the distance, so I asked the AI to kindly take it out and it did.

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